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The Townshend Acts (/ ˈ t aʊ n z ən d /) or Townshend Duties were a series of British acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 introducing a series of taxes and regulations to enable administration of the British colonies in America.
8 Ιουν 2024 · Townshend Acts, series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in 1767 in an attempt to exert authority over the American colonies. They were composed of the Suspending Act, the Townshend duties (Revenue Act), the act that created the Board of the Customs Commissioners, and the Indemnity Act.
9 Νοε 2009 · The Townshend Acts were a series of British taxes on American colonies in 1767 that sparked the American Revolution. Learn about the causes, effects and repeal of the Townshend Acts, and their role in the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.
9 Νοε 2023 · The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed by the British Parliament between 1767 and 1768 to tax and regulate the thirteen American colonies. The acts were deemed unconstitutional by the colonists, who protested them, helping to escalate the American Revolution.
23 Νοε 2019 · The Townshend Act was a series of laws passed by British Parliament in 1767 to tax and regulate the American colonies. It sparked the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution.
The Townshend Acts, passed in 1767 and 1768, were designed to raise revenue for the British Empire by taxing its North American colonies. They were met with widespread protest in the colonies, especially among merchants in Boston.
2 Φεβ 2022 · Learn about the four laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767 to tax the American colonies and enforce the Crown's authority. Find out how the colonists resisted and the acts contributed to the Revolutionary War.
